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1
Historians are like archaeologists in that they both study how people lived by examining...
geography
artifacts
cultures
plants and animals
2
What is it called when humans moved to new and distant lands?
farming
hunting
gathering
migration
3
The time before written records were kept...
ancient history
prehistory
posthistory
modern history
4
Based on the discoveries of Louis and Mary Leakey, where did human evolution begin?
South America
Africa
Europe
Asia
5
Which species lasted the longest from 1.8 million to 200,000 years?
Homo habilis
Homo sapiens
Neanderthals
Homo erectus
6
This hominid species was the first to create and use fire.
homo habilis
neanderthal
homo erectus
homo sapiens
7
One of the earliest hominid species to walk upright on two feet...
homo erectus
Neaderthal
Australopithecus (Lucy)
Homo habilis
8
Which of the following is an example of early
technology
?
worshipping gods
developing language
creating cave paintings
making tools
9
The Paleolithic era is characterized by the use of...
stone tools
bronze weapons
advances in agriculture
irrigation systems
10
How do historians learn about the past?
They dig up artifacts
They determine the age of rocks
Examine bones
They collect, evaluate, and interpret written evidence
11
Which specific name describes
modern people
?
Homo habilis
australopithecines
Homo erectus
Homo sapiens
12
Catalhuyuk is an example of a...
river system
government program
style of pottery
complex village
13
What development of the
Neolithic Age
greatly changed people's lives?
fire
farming
language
art
14
Why did hunter-gatherers often move around?
To find better resources for shelter
To follow animals and seasonal plants
To find better soil to grow crops
To find more land for raising livestock
15
All of the following are examples of
domestication
EXCEPT..
growing grain crops
gathering wild plants
training mules for plowing
raising sheep for wool
16
First hominid species to
migrate
out of Africa.
homo erectus
neaderthal
homo sapiens
homo habilis
17
What is the
Paleolithic Age
also known as?
the New Stone Age
the Old Stone Age
the Middle Stone Age
the True Stone Age
18
What is a characteristic of a
nomadic
society?
technology
farming
movement
livestock (animals)
19
On which continent would you most likely find the largest variety of early human remains?
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
20
When farmers produce more than they need to survive, what is the term for the
extra
crops?
complexity
specialization
surplus
poverty
21
Surpluses provided ancient people with ______ what they needed to survive.
exactly
less than
more than
one-half of
22
What are artifacts?
remains of early life
human-like creatures
objects made by humans
scientists
23
Which hominid species was the first to create and use simple stone tools?
homo erectus
homo habilis
neaderthals
homo sapiens
24
What types of people regularly practiced
migration
?
artisans
villagers
nomads
farmers
25
Which hominid species had a
sense of community
by caring for their dead/injured?
neanderthals
homo habilis
homo erectus
australopithecus afarensis
26
Around 500,000 B.C.,
homo erectus
learned how to make and control...
fire
tools
weapons
crops
27
During what era did farming begin?
Paleolithic Age
Neolithic Age
Mesolithic Age
Old Stone Age
28
How did ancient peoples get from Siberia to modern day-Alaska?
They never came by this path
By boat
By swimming
By crossing a land bridge
29
Agriculture is...
raising livestock for food
making tools for farming
planting seeds to raise crops
using plant materials for clothing
